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| Munich gunman 'obsessed with mass shootings' | Munich gunman 'obsessed with mass shootings' |
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| The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State group, German police say. | The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State group, German police say. |
| Written material on such attacks was found in his room. Munich's police chief spoke of links to the massacre by Norway's Anders Behring Breivik. | Written material on such attacks was found in his room. Munich's police chief spoke of links to the massacre by Norway's Anders Behring Breivik. |
| The gunman, who had dual German-Iranian nationality, later killed himself. | The gunman, who had dual German-Iranian nationality, later killed himself. |
| His name has not been officially released but he is being named locally as David Ali Sonboly. | |
| He has also been referred to as Ali David Sonboly, or David S. | |
| He had a 9mm Glock pistol and 300 bullets in his rucksack. | He had a 9mm Glock pistol and 300 bullets in his rucksack. |
| Police do not yet know how the weapon was acquired, but said he had no permit for it and the serial number had been obliterated. | Police do not yet know how the weapon was acquired, but said he had no permit for it and the serial number had been obliterated. |
| They are investigating whether he may have lured his victims through a Facebook invitation to the McDonald's restaurant where he launched his attack on Friday evening. | They are investigating whether he may have lured his victims through a Facebook invitation to the McDonald's restaurant where he launched his attack on Friday evening. |
| Friday evening's attack at the Olympia shopping mall also left 27 people injured, including children. Ten of them are critically ill, including a 13-year-old boy, police say. | Friday evening's attack at the Olympia shopping mall also left 27 people injured, including children. Ten of them are critically ill, including a 13-year-old boy, police say. |
| Seven of the dead were teenagers. Three victims were from Kosovo, three from Turkey and one from Greece. | Seven of the dead were teenagers. Three victims were from Kosovo, three from Turkey and one from Greece. |
| Police say the Munich-born gunman had been in psychiatric care, receiving treatment for depression. | Police say the Munich-born gunman had been in psychiatric care, receiving treatment for depression. |
| "We are in deep mourning... we share your grief", said Chancellor Angela Merkel after chairing a meeting of the national security council. | "We are in deep mourning... we share your grief", said Chancellor Angela Merkel after chairing a meeting of the national security council. |
| Flags are to be flown at half-mast across Germany. | Flags are to be flown at half-mast across Germany. |
| People could be seen laying flowers and lighting candles outside the mall on Saturday. One placard left there simply asked "Why?" | People could be seen laying flowers and lighting candles outside the mall on Saturday. One placard left there simply asked "Why?" |
| 'Obvious' link | 'Obvious' link |
| Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said there was an "obvious" link between the new attack and Friday's fifth anniversary of Breivik's attacks in Norway, when he murdered 77 people. | Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said there was an "obvious" link between the new attack and Friday's fifth anniversary of Breivik's attacks in Norway, when he murdered 77 people. |
| Mr Andrae warned the number of injured could increase if people who had fled the scene came forward. | Mr Andrae warned the number of injured could increase if people who had fled the scene came forward. |
| Anders Behring Breivik | Anders Behring Breivik |
| He murdered 77 people in Norway on 22 July 2011, killing eight with a bomb in the capital Oslo before shooting dead 69 at a summer camp for young centre-left political activists on the island of Utoeya. | He murdered 77 people in Norway on 22 July 2011, killing eight with a bomb in the capital Oslo before shooting dead 69 at a summer camp for young centre-left political activists on the island of Utoeya. |
| Now 37, he is held in solitary confinement in Norway after being sentenced to 21 years in 2012. He recently won an appeal against the tough regime of his incarceration. | Now 37, he is held in solitary confinement in Norway after being sentenced to 21 years in 2012. He recently won an appeal against the tough regime of his incarceration. |
| He harboured radical right-wing views and said his attack was aimed at stopping Muslim immigration to Europe. | He harboured radical right-wing views and said his attack was aimed at stopping Muslim immigration to Europe. |
| Breivik's victims | Breivik's victims |
| First reports of the shooting came in just before 18:00 (16:00 GMT) on Friday. | First reports of the shooting came in just before 18:00 (16:00 GMT) on Friday. |
| Witnesses say the attacker opened fire on members of the public in Hanauer Street before moving on to the mall. | Witnesses say the attacker opened fire on members of the public in Hanauer Street before moving on to the mall. |
| A grainy video appears to show a man firing a gun outside McDonald's as people flee. | A grainy video appears to show a man firing a gun outside McDonald's as people flee. |
| Another video shows the gunman walking around alone on a flat roof before again opening fire. He can be heard shouting at the person filming, saying at one point, "I'm German". | Another video shows the gunman walking around alone on a flat roof before again opening fire. He can be heard shouting at the person filming, saying at one point, "I'm German". |
| Witness Luan Zeqiri, who was in the shopping centre, told German broadcaster N-TV the attacker had been wearing military-style boots and a backpack. | Witness Luan Zeqiri, who was in the shopping centre, told German broadcaster N-TV the attacker had been wearing military-style boots and a backpack. |
| "I looked in his direction and he shot two people on the stairs," he said. | "I looked in his direction and he shot two people on the stairs," he said. |
| Mr Zeqiri said he hid in a shop, but when he left, he saw dead and wounded people on the ground. | Mr Zeqiri said he hid in a shop, but when he left, he saw dead and wounded people on the ground. |
| Police said the gunman's body was found about 1km (half a mile) from the mall. | Police said the gunman's body was found about 1km (half a mile) from the mall. |
| His parents had come to Germany in the late 1990s as asylum seekers, Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere said. | His parents had come to Germany in the late 1990s as asylum seekers, Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere said. |
| Police have ruled out any connection to the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group. | Police have ruled out any connection to the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group. |
| Fears of a new IS attack had been high just four days after a teenage Afghan asylum seeker stabbed and injured five people on a train in Bavaria before being shot dead by police. | Fears of a new IS attack had been high just four days after a teenage Afghan asylum seeker stabbed and injured five people on a train in Bavaria before being shot dead by police. |
| Claiming the attack, IS later released a video showing the 17-year-old brandishing a knife and making threats. | Claiming the attack, IS later released a video showing the 17-year-old brandishing a knife and making threats. |
| Were you in or near Munich's Olympia Mall at the time of the attack? Did you witness the shooting? If you are willing to share your story please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Were you in or near Munich's Olympia Mall at the time of the attack? Did you witness the shooting? If you are willing to share your story please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |
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